An investigation of pressure under wheeled vehicles

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-93

  Hetherington, J G ^a   White, J N ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ground pressure; MMP; Wheeled vehicles

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOILS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

GROUND PRESSURE; VEHICLE CONE INDEX (VCI);

VEHICLE WHEELS;

EID: 0036555489     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4898(02)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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